President John Dramani Mahama has submitted an investigative report on violence recorded during the 2020 and 2024 general elections to the Office of the Attorney General and Minister of Justice.

According to the president, the Attorney General’s office has been tasked with reviewing the report and taking prosecutorial action where necessary.

“Last week, I received the investigative report on the two incidents. It details and catalogues everyone affected by the violence and the circumstances that led to it.

“We have handed it over to the Attorney General. The Attorney General will review it and, where necessary, hold people accountable and bring them to justice,” President Mahama disclosed when the leadership of the Ghana Journalists Association paid a courtesy call on him at the Jubilee House.

2024 Election: The deaths and violence recorded

President Mahama further disclosed that the Attorney General will determine adequate compensations for victims of the violence, including families of those who died and survivors living with injuries.

“What is the adequate compensation we can give to people like that?” he quizzed.

He noted that the impact of electoral violence has not been limited to bystanders and political activists, but also includes journalists who become victims in the line of duty.

Following his inauguration on January 7, 2025, President John Dramani Mahama ordered the Inspector General of Police (IGP) to investigate electoral violence from the 2020 and 2024 general elections in Ghana.

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The probe, initiated on January 10, 2025, aimed to address violent incidents, including shootings and clashes that resulted in at least eight deaths in 2020 and three in 2024, as well as injuries to political activists, bystanders, and journalists.

The investigation utilized forensic evidence, eyewitness accounts, and Electoral Commission input.

A comprehensive report was submitted to President Mahama on August 29, 2025.

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